{"id":8054,"date":"2013-12-02T14:09:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T18:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=8054"},"modified":"2013-12-02T14:17:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T18:17:53","slug":"unboxing-the-new-tecsun-pl-880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/unboxing-the-new-tecsun-pl-880\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Unboxing the new Tecsun PL-880"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just received my Tecsun PL-880 from FedEx a few moments ago. I only purchased this radio last week from Anon-Co on eBay<\/a>–I’m most impressed that it arrived so early.<\/p>\n

The PL-880 has been a highly-anticipated radio and I’m eager to dig in and see how well it reviews. I had several readers ask if I would take photos as I unboxed the unit–so I’ve embedded photos below. Simply click on each photo to enlarge:<\/p>\n

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Along with the owner’s manual, Tecsun has included a large, fold-out amateur radio world map and quick reference guide.<\/p>\n

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In the box, along with the manual and fold-out map, you’ll find: a USB charging cable, a rechargeable lithium battery, a wire antenna and a set of earbud headphones.<\/p>\n

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The padded faux leather case reminds me of cases we used to receive with world band radios.<\/p>\n

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I like the layout of the front panel. The buttons have a very nice feel and the tuning wheels\/knobs are fluid.<\/p>\n

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What’s most impressive, though, is the sound out of the internal speaker. Though I need to spend more time with it, it will most likely be one of the best I’ve ever heard in a radio this size. Nice bass and treble tones.<\/p>\n

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The Tecsun Pl-660 (left) and PL-880 (right). Nearly identical in size.<\/p>\n

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Of course, I will do a full review as soon as possible. I may also post updates<\/a> along the way as I make discoveries.<\/p>\n

Can you guess how I will be spending this afternoon and evening? Yep, playing radio. \u00a0Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

You can follow all Tecsun PL-880 updates by bookmarking\/checking this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just received my Tecsun PL-880 from FedEx a few moments ago. I only purchased this radio last week from Anon-Co on eBay–I’m most impressed that it arrived so early. The PL-880 has been a highly-anticipated radio and I’m eager to dig in and see how well it reviews. I had several readers ask if […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836,3,26,129,43],"tags":[2065,479,2066,2325,2340],"class_list":["post-8054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-radios","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","tag-pl-880","tag-tecsun","tag-tecsun-pl-880","tag-tecsun-pl-880-availability","tag-tecsun-pl-880-ebay"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-25U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8014,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/tecsun-pl-880-operation-manual-published\/","url_meta":{"origin":8054,"position":0},"title":"Tecsun PL-880 Operation Manual Published","author":"Thomas","date":"November 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The eBay seller,\u00a0Anon-co, has posted the owner's manual for the Tecsun PL-880. 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